You need to use the links found on our class webquest homepage to answer the following questions.
1. What are wetlands? An area characterized by a high content of soil moisture Wetlands is a low area where the land is saturated with water.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/wetlands-1#ixzz1JKksoI00 2. Why are wetlands important? Wetlands are important because Wetlands provide many benefits including: water quality improvements; food and habitat for fish and wildlife; flood control and shoreline erosion control; and recreation.
3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands? The animals that are found in the wetlands are crocidiles, alligators, fish, and frogs, The plants are water lillies, bulrushes, and duckweed.
4. What are some causes for wetland loss? The causes for wetlands loss is Human Development and Landscape aliteraition, Pollutant Constituents, and Impacts to Hydrology.
5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered? The 5 animals that are endangered in the wetlands are Silvery salamander, Hellbender, Dusky salamander, Four-toed salamander, and the Illinois chorus frog. The six plants are the Cattails, great blue, marsh marigold, boneset, pitcher plants, and royal fern.
6. What can be done to protect the wetlands? The things that can be done to protect the wetlands is stop pollutants, and dont throw your trash into the water where the animals are sharing there eniviroment. Most imporant reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland. 1. Because it's an low area that's saturated with water.
2. It will smell like marshes.
3. You can see animals in and out of the water.
List some (at least four of each) plants and animals found in the New Jersey wetlands.
Plants: Wet lillies, bulrushes, duckweed, and wheat.
Animals: Fish, crocidiles, alligators, and frogs.
Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment? Wetlands are important because to humans because they catch fish and other animals in the water. There important to the wildlife because it's where the live and it's there habitat and that's where they eat there prey. It's important to the enivroment because wetlands are important it keeps it safe and protective.
What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands? The Pollutants and Dropping stuff in the wetlands.
What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas? They can recycle and dont litter in the water or wetlands.
You need to use the links found on our class webquest homepage to answer the following questions.
1. What are wetlands? An area characterized by a high content of soil moisture Wetlands is a low area where the land is saturated with water.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/wetlands-1#ixzz1JKksoI00
2. Why are wetlands important? Wetlands are important because Wetlands provide many benefits including: water quality improvements; food and habitat for fish and wildlife; flood control and shoreline erosion control; and recreation.
3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands? The animals that are found in the wetlands are crocidiles, alligators, fish, and frogs, The plants are water lillies, bulrushes, and duckweed.
4. What are some causes for wetland loss? The causes for wetlands loss is Human Development and Landscape aliteraition, Pollutant Constituents, and Impacts to Hydrology.
5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered? The 5 animals that are endangered in the wetlands are Silvery salamander, Hellbender, Dusky salamander, Four-toed salamander, and the Illinois chorus frog. The six plants are the Cattails, great blue, marsh marigold, boneset, pitcher plants, and royal fern.
6. What can be done to protect the wetlands? The things that can be done to protect the wetlands is stop pollutants, and dont throw your trash into the water where the animals are sharing there eniviroment. Most imporant reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland.
1. Because it's an low area that's saturated with water.
2. It will smell like marshes.
3. You can see animals in and out of the water.
List some (at least four of each) plants and animals found in the New Jersey wetlands.
Plants: Wet lillies, bulrushes, duckweed, and wheat.
Animals: Fish, crocidiles, alligators, and frogs.
Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment? Wetlands are important because to humans because they catch fish and other animals in the water. There important to the wildlife because it's where the live and it's there habitat and that's where they eat there prey. It's important to the enivroment because wetlands are important it keeps it safe and protective.
What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands? The Pollutants and Dropping stuff in the wetlands.
What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas? They can recycle and dont litter in the water or wetlands.